Enlightenment Ideas

Did people living during the Renaissance or the Enlightenment know they were living in those eras?

• Yes, they were aware

• No, they were just trying to live their lives

• Only some people knew

• They named the eras themselves

As explorers traveled the world bringing new ideas and technology, people began to question the ideas of which ancient scholars?

• Chinese and Indian scholars

• Greek and Roman scholars

• Egyptian and Mesopotamian scholars

• Mayan and Aztec scholars

The Scientific Revolution began with the publishing of the book, On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres, by _________?

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

• Johannes Kepler

Who was the first to theorize the heliocentric theory, that the earth revolved around the sun?

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Johannes Kepler

Who was one of the first scientists to record the position of the stars and emphasized the idea of careful observation and data?

• Johannes Kepler

• Tycho Brahe

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Galileo Galilei

With new exploration and understanding, what happened to church practices?

• They were strengthened

• They were questioned

• They were ignored

• They were forgotten

New ways of thinking and new scientific discoveries (a)   church teachings.

• Support

• Challenge

• Reinforce

• Contradict

The church did not always have answers to the questions, which made people ______ their faith.

• question

• believe

• follow

• strengthen

• accept

What does 'heresy' or 'heretic' mean in the context of the Catholic Church vs. Science?

• Going against church teachings

• Believing in miracles

• Supporting all religions equally

• Following scientific laws

Name one scientist who was put on trial and punished for their discoveries according to the passage.

• Galileo or Copernicus

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

• Charles Darwin